Background and aims: The aim of the study was to determine potential associations between endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness, measured by peripheral arterial tonometry, and coronary artery calcium score (CACS) assessed by computed tomography (CT). Methods and results: The BIG3 study is a prospective longitudinal, non-interventional, pulmonary-cardiovascular cohort study exploring the t

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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is an important air pollutant with both environmental and epidemiological effects. The main aim of this study is to analyze spatial patterns and temporal trends in tropospheric NO2 concentrations globally using data from the satellite-based Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI). Additional aims are to compare the satellite data with ground-based observations, and to find the tim

Changing acceleration and forces are part of the excitement of a roller coaster ride. According to Newton's second law, F = ma, every part of our body must be exposed to a force to accelerate. Since our bodies are not symmetric, the direction of the force matters, and must be accounted for by ride designers. An additional complication is that not all parts of the body accelerate in the same way wh

Currently, policy makers in Sweden are considering updating building regulations with respect to daylight provision. Given this context, the present paper aims to provide insight on the level of compliance of residential spaces when tested against five daylight performance criteria. These included the criterion currently in force in Sweden, the two performance criteria set by European Standard EN1

PURPOSE: Physical activity (PA) has been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes by reducing weight and improving insulin sensitivity. We investigated whether PA is associated with a lower incidence of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) and whether the association is modified by genotypes of human leukocyte antigen (HLA), transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2)-rs7903146, or the fat ma

The aim of this chapter is to show how ICT is used by employees to manage temporal and spatial availability for work and private matters. This sociomaterial practice is described in terms of ICT boundary work. The chapter is based on a case study into three multinational industrial companies in Sweden. Time diaries and semi-structured interviews with a sample of thirty-eight employees were used to

Trilobites are marine arthropods that appeared in Cambrian Epoch 2 and became extinct at the end of the Permian. In some Paleozoic deposits, they number among the most abundant macrofossils. Trilobites are important for early Paleozoic biostratigraphy, especially Cambrian.

Appearance of metazoans with mineralized skeletons, “explosion” in biotic diversity and disparity, infaunalization of the substrate, occurrence of metazoan Konservat Fossil-lagerstätten, establishment of most invertebrate phyla, strong faunal provincialism, dominance of trilobites, generally warm climate but with possibleglacial-interglacial cycles in the later part, opening of the Iapetus Ocean,

Trends in carbon 1s ionization energies for the linear alkanes have been investigated using third-generation synchrotron radiation. The study comprises CH4, C2H6, C3H8, C4H10, C5H12, C6H14, and C8H18. Both inter- and intramolecular shifts in ionization energy have been determined from gas-phase spectra and ab initio calculations. The shifts are decomposed into initial-state and final-state contrib